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Hagfish Slime Makes Super-Clothes

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One of the world’s creepiest creatures may be the source of new kinds of petroleum-free plastics and super-strong fabrics, according to research by...
Victor
1 Dec 2013
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NZ "Water Vampire" Spawning Site Found

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Lampreys are scarcely ever heard of, and that might be because the secretive eel-like fish are in decline. But after many years of searching,...
Victor
25 Nov 2013
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Goblins From the Deep

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Goblin sharks are terrifying creatures of the deep sea, with unique jaws for capturing prey. If the name "goblin shark" sounds like it belongs to a...
Victor
10 Nov 2013
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A Safe Place for Dotterels

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A short stretch of Pencarrow shoreline has been declared a sacred place in an effort to protect the breeding grounds of a small endangered population...
Victor
10 Nov 2013
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Frightening bugs at extreme depth

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A 24 cm-long supergiant amphipod, Alicella gigantea, which was sampled at a depth of 6250 metres on the seaward (eastern) slope on the Horizon Deep...
Victor
25 Oct 2013
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Snorkeller Sees Rare Oarfish

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A marine science instructor snorkelling off the southern California coast spotted something out of a fantasy novel: the silvery carcass of a five...
Victor
19 Oct 2013
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Pufferfish Source of Underwater Crop Circles

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Scientists in Japan have solved the mystery behind the underwater "crop circles" on the country's sea floor. Scuba divers first noticed the ornate...
Victor
18 Oct 2013
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Antarctic Life Depends on Krill Supply

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Tiny crustaceans a bellwether of climate change.
Victor
7 Oct 2013
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Travelling Sea Turtle

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Loggerhead turtle swims 5000 km across S. Pacific
Victor
7 Oct 2013
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Time to stop shark finning

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It is time for the New Zealand Government to ban shark finning in our waters, said the New Zealand Shark Alliance today. “It is a senseless waste to...
Victor
10 Sep 2013
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Nice little place they have down there by the water. Good place to go for a quick and fun outing. Interesting seeing all the various types of marine life they have in one building.

Archie

 

The Island Bay Marine Education Centre's  Bait House Aquarium  is an interactive marine experience based in Island Bay on Wellington's south coast.There are  lots of different sea creatures on display including a couple of octupuses, sea horses, lobsters to name a few.  You can also gently touch and handle starfish, sea cucumbers, sea anemones, crabs and other sea life found in the local rock pools outside.There's far more inside than you would expect. The volunteers and expert staff are  very friendly and helpful. It is really reasonably priced and we were all entertained for ages. Really good fun and educational too. Definitely worth checking out with the family.

Haydn

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